The Nigeria Customs Service has stated that it is partnering with the Directorate-General, Taxation and Customs Union, DG TAXUD, of the European Union, to boost trade, monitor export and documentations in Nigeria.
This was made known by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, after a meeting with the DG TAXUD on Tuesday in Abuja.
He explained that the collaboration was apt, considering that the NCS was seeking a credible digital platform that would improve its validation of documents.
He was optimistic that the initiative would open a new frontier of opportunities between the two economic blocs of registered exporters.
Adeniyi identified the need for a framework between customs and DG TAXUD that could be used to verify and validate export commodities.
“As part of our outreach program, we are also working with other agencies of the Nigerian government so that we maximise these opportunities.
“In the past, we have had goods from Nigeria returned because of quality and storage.
“We have moved to establish a ‘one-stop-shop’ export seat for export documentation, so that it will help us reduce the time taken for Nigerian exporters to get their goods out of our port.
“Earlier this month, we launched the Time Release Studies, which we are targeting towards importing of goods and how much it takes for businessmen to clear their goods in the port,” he said.
